| xerophyllum | (n) small genus of North American herbs having grasslike basal leaves: squaw grass; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae, Syn. genus Xerophyllum |
| squaw grass | (n) plant of western North America having woody rhizomes and tufts of stiff grasslike basal leaves and spikes of creamy white flowers, Syn. Xerophyllum tenax, bear grass |
| Xerophyllum | pr. n. A small genus of North American herbs having grasslike basal leaves: squaw grass; sometimes placed in family |